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York researchers develop pollution-busting plants to clean up contaminated land

Scientists at the University of York have played a crucial role in developing a way of using plants to clean up land contaminated by explosives. The research, by a team led by Professor Neil Bruce in CNAP (Centre for Novel Agricultural Products) in the University's Department of Biology, uses micro-organisms found in soil to turn trees and plants into highly-effective pollution-busters. Th...

Free-radical busting antioxidants might not promote healthy hearts

Antioxidants, such as beta-carotene and Vitamin E, have been touted for their ability to protect against heart disease. This protective effect is attributed to their ability to prevent the oxidation of bad cholesterol by free radicals—a process thought to contribute to the build-up of disease-causing fatty deposits on artery walls. But a new study, published online on April 10 in The Journal of E...

Clot-busting drug helps revive cardiac arrest patients

Using a "clot buster" drug normally reserved for treating patients during a heart attack, emergency room doctors were able to double the number of patients who could be revived from cardiac arrest. This sudden loss of heart function occurs in more than 260,000 people a year nationwide ?and at least 93 percent of them die. "Clot-busting agents show promise as a new therapy for this abrupt a...
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Intravenous Delivery of Clot-busting Drug Still Best Intervention for Ischemic Stroke

Intravenous delivery of an approved clot-busting drug remains the most beneficial proven intervention for ischemic stroke, according to American Heart Association.// The Guidelines for the Early Management of Adults with Ischemic Stroke also indicate that new options – such as intra-arterial administration of clot-busting drugs and mechanical removal of blood clots – show promise. <b...

Busting the Organ Trade Racket in Tamil Nadu

Phase II of busting the illegal organ trade in Tamil Nadu, led to the exposure of two more hospitals in Chennai involved //in the illegal organ trade; their license has been revoked. This operation followed phase–I of the crackdown on illegal organ trade, following the sale of kidneys by poor fisherwomen on Chennai coast. Further, 13 hospitals in Tamilnadu have received show cause not...
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